"The scale and ambition of the drama will be immense," a statement said.

"From the humble baker Thomas Farriner and his family to the ambitious Samuel Pepys and King Charles II, the characters' stories will interweave as the city, and their lives, are changed beyond imagining during one of our nation's greatest historical disasters."

The drama will follow the four consecutive days in September 1666 when the Great Fire took hold.

"The fire consumes homes and lives as loyalties and friendships are tested and passions come to the fore. As the greatest city of the 17th century is destroyed, the fire is a catalyst to acts of forbidden love, deceit and despair," the statement continued.

"Ultimately, London is changed forever, paving the way for the dawn of a new era, in which modern London will rise from the ashes."